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Gab Okoye changes tactics of Battle of Musanga
Producer of epic film, Battle of Musanga, inaugurates a new movie and music distribution network to tame pirates, AKEEM LASISI writes Hope that real prosperity will return to the Nigerian movie...
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PEN Nigeria tackles Shema over detained student
The Nigerian PEN has condemned the detention of a student of the National Open University, Abdulmalik Sa’idu, allegedly on the orders of the Katsina State Governor, Ibrahim Shema. PEN, an umbrella body...
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Obiano lauds Gulder’s repackaging
As Nigeria Breweries continues to celebrate the new bottle of its premium beer, Gulder, Anambra State Governor, Chief Willie Obiano, has commended the company for the role it is playing in the...
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A good writer can survive on his books – Abba
One of the three finalists in the 2014 $100,000 Nigeria Prize for Literature, Friday Abba, speaks with CHUX OHAI When writer and former President of the Kaduna State branch of the Association of...
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250 apply for AFRIFF 2014
Organisers of the Africa International Film Festival are hopeful that more participants will attend the event holding in Calabar, Cross River State between November 9 and 11. They are predicating their...
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MDA: Utere family to build a studio
Lagos stood still for the Utere family on Saturday when they danced their way to fame and wealth. The ‘dance troupe’ comprising the father, mother and their children shook the Eko Hotel and Suites with...
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My father’s cameras inspired me – Oludiran
Lagos-based photo artist, Akinolu Oludiran, speaks on his romance with the camera as he plans his first major exhibition, AKEEM LASISI writes In these days of smart gadgets, nearly everyone has become...
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Amu-Nnadi on his way to Medgar
Working on seven books while planning towards two international engagements, award-winning poet Chijioke Amu-Nnadi surely has his hands full, AKEEM LASISI writes It is a busy season for award-winning...
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I lost 3,000 books to Boko Haram – Othman
Insurgency in the North East is hitting people in different ways, CHUX OHAI writes Poet and former Commissioner of Information in Adamawa State, Dr. Abubakar Othman, told a gathering in Ibadan on...
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Olloh, the man with talking lamps
Lagos-based artist, James Olloh, turns art works into novel brands, AKEEM LASISI writes If the future of the art world belongs to artists who know how to go the extra mile, then James Olloh is likely...
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EbonyLife expands to South Africa
Weeks after its founder, Mo Abudu, celebrated her 50th birthday, EbonyLife TV has extended its programmes to Southern Africa. The channel was hitherto available to DStv customers in 44 countries in...
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Commonwealth pageant finale knocks
Forty-nine contestants that made it to the final round of the Commonwealth Nigeria Pageant will slug it out beauty-for-beauty and brain-for-brain on Saturday October 11. At the event slated for Jevinik...
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Bushman in Mende goes to America
Optimum Biltz-kreig Concept, producers of a documentary titled Bushman in Mende, says it has concluded arrangement to take it to this year’s America Film Market Conference. Its Managing Director, Okeke...
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‘Government should work with musicians to bring change’
Gospel singer Chuka Sagay, a.k.a. Cute Sagay, speaks on his dream for stardom, AKEEM LASISI writes Other things being equal, Chuka Sagay will be shooting the video of his new single, Our God, this...
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We are celebrating MUSON’s coming of age – Banjo
Ahead of the 2014 MUSON Festival, the General Manager, MUSON Centre, Gboyega Banjo, speaks with CHUX OHAI In less than 24 hours, the annual Festival of Arts of the Musical Society of Nigeria will begin...
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Frustration is pushing gospel artistes into secular brands – Oke
A gospel singer, Gbenga Oke, has said that he is into music to inspire and orientate people with his songs. He says he intends to give them hope in the face of the numerous challenges in the country....
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Ali Mazrui passes on
Renowned Kenyan public intellectual and political writer, Prof. Ali Mazrui, has died in the United States at the age of 81. Reports say Mazrui, who was teaching at the Binghaminton University in New...
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Like music, Nollywood gets copyright managers
The birth of a new collecting management organisation may translate into better prospects for stakeholders in the film industry, CHUX OHAI writes There is hope that practitioners and other stakeholders...
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Every artiste needs knowledge of classical music –MUSON director
Director and teacher at the MUSON School of Music, Mrs. Marion Akpata, has said that the knowledge of classical music will help artistes to excel in their chosen genres. Akpata noted this ahead of the...
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Reformed Ogboni calls for indigenous culture rebirth
The Reformed Ogboni Fraternity, on Saturday, marked its 100 years of existence and pledged to pursue a new agenda in line with its original tenets. One of such, it said, was to take a lead in...
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